DEDICATED to the DEDICATED: Whitlam, the Arts and Democracy
National Exhibition Register
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Arthur Boyd Adam and Eve- Image Credit
- Whitlam Prime Ministerial Collection 22812
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John Coburn Study for Bird Ritual- Image Credit
- Whitlam Prime Ministerial Collection 22812
About the exhibition
This exhibition from the Whitlam Institute features a unique collection of artworks that was gifted to Gough and Margaret Whitlam in 1979 in recognition of their landmark support for the Arts in Australia.
The ‘Whitlams’ Folio’ includes works by John Olsen, Brett Whiteley, Lloyd Rees, John Coburn, Arthur Boyd and more, and is inscribed with a message of thanks to Gough and Margaret Whitlam for ‘the marks they have made on the Australian canvas’.
DEDICATED to the DEDICATED: Whitlam, the Arts and Democracy, documents how Gough Whitlam viewed the arts as not just as a means of enriching quality of life, but as a fundamental human right and a precondition for a healthy democracy. In his words, 'a society in which the arts flourish is a society in which every human value can flourish'.
Artists and Curator
- Curator
- Guy Betts
- Artists
Artists with work appearing in the Folio include John Olsen, Brett Whiteley, Lloyd Rees, John Coburn, Arthur Boyd and more.
Available Dates and
Exhibition Details
- Available dates
- 01/03/2021 - 31/12/2023
- Exhibition size
- Between 50-75 sq or running metres
- Originating state
- NSW
- Organised by
- Whitlam Institute within Western Sydney University
- Price
- $2,000 (exc. freight)
- Primary contact
- Ms Leanne Smith
- Position
- Whitlam Institute Director
- Organisation
- Whitlam Institute
- Phone
- 02 9685 9510
- leanne.m.smith@westernsydney.edu.au
- Secondary contact
- Whitlam Institute
- Phone
- 02 9685 9210
- info@whitlam.org
- Acknowledgement
- A Whitlam Institute Touring Exhibition